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What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.159.2
What subscription do you have?
$20/mo
Which model were you using?
GPT-6-astra-high
What platform is your computer?
ChromeOS bang up to date
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
ChromeOS default terminal (crostini)
Codex doctor report
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"schemaVersion": 1,
"generatedAt": "1790756149s since unix epoch",
"overallStatus": "ok",
"codexVersion": "0.159.2",
"checks": {
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"id": "app_server.status",
"category": "app-server",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "background server is running",
"details": {
"app-server version": "0.159.2",
"control socket": "/home/paul/.codex/app-server-control/app-server-control.sock",
"daemon state dir": "/home/paul/.codex/app-server-daemon",
"dedicated pid file": "/home/paul/.codex/app-server-daemon/daemon.pid (file)",
"dedicated update-loop pid file": "/home/paul/.codex/app-server-daemon/daemon-updater.pid (file)",
"mode": "ephemeral",
"pid file": "/home/paul/.codex/app-server-daemon/app-server.pid (missing)",
"settings": "/home/paul/.codex/app-server-daemon/settings.json (missing)",
"status": "running",
"update-loop pid file": "/home/paul/.codex/app-server-daemon/app-server-updater.pid (missing)"
},
"remediation": null,
"durationMs": 7
},
"auth.credentials": {
"id": "auth.credentials",
"category": "auth",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "auth is configured",
"details": {
"auth file": "/home/paul/.codex/auth.json",
"auth storage mode": "File",
"stored API key": "false",
"stored ChatGPT tokens": "true",
"stored agent identity": "false",
"stored auth mode": "chatgpt"
},
"remediation": null,
"durationMs": 0
},
"config.load": {
"id": "config.load",
"category": "config",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "config loaded",
"details": {
"CODEX_HOME": "/home/paul/.codex",
"active thread overrides": "not inspected",
"config.toml": "/home/paul/.codex/config.toml",
"config.toml parse": "ok",
"configuration load ms": "15",
"configuration scope": "invocation config, including cloud-managed policy",
"cwd": "/home/paul/scm/zed",
"enabled feature flags": "daemon_auto_start, shell_tool, view_image, sleep_tool, unified_exec, unified_exec_tty, unified_exec_zsh_fork, shell_snapshot, content_item_kinds, code_mode_host, terminal_resize_reflow, sqlite, write_stdin_approval, hooks, enable_request_compression, unbounded_connection_retries, worktrees, system_proxy_fallback, multi_agent, apps, tool_search_always_defer_mcp_tools, tool_suggest, plugins, in_app_browser, in_app_chat, in_app_dictation, in_app_local_automation, in_app_updates, browser_use, browser_use_full_cdp_access, browser_use_external, computer_use, remote_plugin, plugin_sharing, image_generation, resize_all_images, item_ids, skill_mcp_dependency_install, skill_search, mentions_v2, steer, guardian_approval, guardian_reuse_parent_compaction, goals, collaboration_modes, tool_call_mcp_elicitation, auth_elicitation, fast_mode, realtime_conversation, tui_app_server, compaction_image_budget, workspace_dependencies",
"feature flag overrides": "none",
"feature flags enabled": "52",
"log dir": "/home/paul/.codex/log",
"mcp servers": "0",
"model": "gpt-6-astra",
"model provider": "openai",
"sqlite home": "/home/paul/.codex"
},
"remediation": null,
"durationMs": 0
},
"git.environment": {
"id": "git.environment",
"category": "git",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "git executable found; execution not verified",
"details": {
".git entry": "directory",
"PATH git #1": "/usr/bin/git",
"PATH git #2": "/bin/git",
"PATH git entries": "2",
"git execution": "not inspected (PATH helpers are not executed)",
"repo detected": "true",
"repo root": "/home/paul/scm/zed",
"selected git": "/usr/bin/git"
},
"remediation": null,
"durationMs": 0
},
"installation": {
"id": "installation",
"category": "install",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "installation looks consistent",
"details": {
"PATH codex #1": "/usr/bin/codex",
"PATH codex #2": "/bin/codex",
"PATH codex entries": "2",
"current executable": "/usr/lib/node_modules/@openai/codex/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin/codex",
"install context": "npm (package /usr/lib/node_modules/@openai/codex/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl, bin /usr/lib/node_modules/@openai/codex/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin, resources /usr/lib/node_modules/@openai/codex/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/codex-resources, path /usr/lib/node_modules/@openai/codex/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/codex-path)",
"managed by Vite+": "false",
"managed by bun": "false",
"managed by npm": "true",
"managed by pnpm": "false",
"managed package root": "/usr/lib/node_modules/@openai/codex",
"npm update target": "not inspected (PATH helpers are not executed)"
},
"remediation": null,
"durationMs": 0
},
"mcp.config": {
"id": "mcp.config",
"category": "mcp",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "no MCP servers configured",
"details": {},
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"durationMs": 0
},
"network.env": {
"id": "network.env",
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"status": "ok",
"summary": "network-related environment looks readable",
"details": {
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},
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"durationMs": 0
},
"network.provider_reachability": {
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"category": "reachability",
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"summary": "active provider endpoints are reachable over HTTP",
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"category": "websocket",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "Responses WebSocket handshake succeeded",
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"auth mode": "chatgpt",
"connect timeout": "15000 ms",
"endpoint": "wss://chatgpt.com/backend-api/<redacted>",
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"model provider": "openai",
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"durationMs": 1001
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"category": "runtime",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "running npm on linux-x86_64",
"details": {
"commit": "unknown",
"current executable": "/usr/lib/node_modules/@openai/codex/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin/codex",
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"category": "search",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "search command found (bundled); execution not verified",
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},
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"category": "sandbox",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "sandbox configuration is readable",
"details": {
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"denied-read glob rules": "0",
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"execve wrapper helper": "/home/paul/.codex/tmp/arg0/codex-arg0kZKhHc/codex-execve-wrapper",
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},
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"status": "ok",
"summary": "endpoint protection is not inspected on this platform",
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},
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"durationMs": 0
},
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"category": "state",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "state paths and databases are inspectable",
"details": {
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"goals DB": "/home/paul/.codex/goals_1.sqlite (file)",
"goals DB integrity": "ok",
"log DB": "/home/paul/.codex/logs_2.sqlite (file)",
"log DB integrity": "ok",
"log dir": "/home/paul/.codex/log (dir)",
"memories DB": "/home/paul/.codex/memories_1.sqlite (file)",
"memories DB integrity": "ok",
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"status": "ok",
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"rollout DB sources": "cli=78, vscode=16, subagent:thread_spawn=1",
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"summary": "sufficient free disk space (135.2 GiB)",
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"status": "ok",
"summary": "OS language en-US",
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"last checked at": "2026-09-30T06:20:58.932466682Z",
"latest version": "0.159.2",
"latest version status": "current version is not older",
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}
}
}What issue are you seeing?
Cannot copy to paste elsewhere.
- ctrl-c (suggested) - does nothing
- auto-copy after text selection event (what crostini terminal does by default and claudecode honors) - does nothing
- right-click attempt to see context menu for clipboard choices (what you would do in many windows and unix shells) - does nothing
- text selection event then press enter - does nothing
Could be I have to take screen caps then use ChromeOS/gemini lens feature to get text from that, and that's by design. I've been a command-line preferer since 2002 or so, if that matters.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
select text - attempt to copy to clipboard - nothing happens - its not in clipboard
What is the expected behavior?
text in clipboard
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etraut-openai commentedon Oct 1, 2026
Does it work if you switch from fullscreen to scrollback mode using
/tui? See this post for context.frhanjav commentedon Oct 20, 2026
yes it works when we switch from fullscreen to scrollback mode using /tui